A Foster Family Is a Bridge Made of Love
"I don't think I could give them back." Those are words I have heard many times. Through my years of…
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By Melissa Miller The Rollercoaster of Foster Care and Adoption
After spending most of their childhoods in foster care, Addy and her brother Dominick had never been to a birthday…
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By Kirstyn Wegner They Just Played Dolls: Making Foster Children Feel Welcome
“Mom,” my daughter whined, “I give up. I can’t do this anymore. She is driving me crazy.” I knew the…
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By Lindsay Veitz Beauty From Ashes: Adoption Through Foster Care
My daughter came to us from brokenness, but that is not how her story ends. She is adopted from foster…
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By Kamrie Smith What a Foster Family Needs You To Know
Oh, the comments. You will tire quickly of the never-ending stream when you announce you are a foster family. Especially…
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Caring For a Foster Child Means Loving His Little Red Bear, Too
At first glance, one might look at this bear and think it’s time to toss it out. It’s tattered. It’s…
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By Genny Rietze Dear Foster Child, I’m Staying
Dear foster daughter, Thank you. Thank you for allowing me to see how you feel, even when it’s hard. For…
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To the Foster Child We Just Couldn’t Help
I’ll never forget when we first met. You had just been removed from your mother and separated from your siblings.…
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By Maralee Bradley “The system is too broken” is not a good excuse
When I talk to people about foster care I get a lot of responses. People are always telling me why…
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Tell Your Foster Child You Love Them (even if you aren’t sure)
As a culture, we place an almost magical value on the words "I love you." They are words that should…
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